Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D.) on Wednesday made her state the first to institute an "all-out ban" on the sale of flavored vapes, citing a public health crisis. 
The Democratic Party should be "a party of the heartland of America," according Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.), but the majority of the freshman Senator's campaign contributions have come from donors in coastal states. 
The Washington Post's fact-checker gave Senator Cory Booker (D., N.J.) four pinocchios for his claim that voter suppression was responsible for Democrats losing Michigan in 2016. 
Karen Weaver, the incumbent mayor of Flint, Mi., used campaign funds for an event at an adult entertainment called "Flint's Club 69," according to a report from Michigan Live. 
Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D., Mich.) struggled to answer a question on how Democrats could run against the economy in 2020 during a Thursday appearance on CNN. 
Democrats debated again in Detroit on Wednesday, and this time the candidates didn't pretend Barack Obama's presidency never happened. Instead, they embraced his legacy as an example of how political leaders have failed the country. 
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) said at Wednesday's debate that she had already beaten President Donald Trump by taking a bus tour through the Rust Belt. 
Democratic freshman representative Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) received a generous donation during the second quarter in the name of a man who died more than 10 years ago, a review of campaign and online records shows. 
Freshman representative Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich) said at a Jewish Democratic summer conference that Republicans only oppose anti-Semitism because they want money from Jewish donors. 
As Democratic presidential candidates gather in Detroit for two nights of debates, three issues affecting Michigan voters could be featured in the debates: jobs, a gas tax, and the Flint water crisis. 